excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
Marquis de Sade (1740-1814; French writer and libertine)
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to send flying with a kick
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
clank-clank; clang-clang; clattering
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
making one's best exertions
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
pillar of fire; blazing column
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper