leg strength; walking ability; running ability
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to shave off; to scrape off
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
blur; blurred; indistinct
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
looking on (somebody) as hostile
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
unknown; obscure; insignificant
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
the first and second; a few
crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
everything one does; whatever one does
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge