complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
single word; a few words; brief comment
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
difference; variation; difference
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
even more; still more; further
putting into operation; invocation
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
literally; to the letter; literal
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to lead someone around by the nose
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to drop; to let fall; to omit