to slap; to strike; to spank
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
finish; finishing; finishing touches
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
classical form of martial art
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
meanwhile; in the meantime
to encamp; to take up a position
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
military expansion; arms buildup
structural reform; restructuring
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously