to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
end; close; finish; termination
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
hot topic; talk of the town
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
anything and everything; just about everything
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
interference; meddling; butting in
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
combination; union; binding; bond
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
outline; summary; gist; basic points
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation