piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
modesty; self-control; discretion
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to jar; to creak; to grate
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
suddenly; all of a sudden
striking with the back of the sword
to place firmly; to hit very hard
successively; one after another
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to harm; to cause harm to
flight; desertion; escape
covering; protection; backing; relief
got it; roger; leave it to me
hairpiece; hair filler; artificial hair; wig
toast; congratulatory cup
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household