spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
fast-talking; rapid talking
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
being good at cooking; good cook
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
outrageous lie; outright lie
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
flag signaling; semaphore
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
last week; the week before
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
comparatively; relatively
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to summon courage; to be brave