hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to polish up; to shine up
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
retirement (from the world); seclusion
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to shade an account; to add something extra
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
colour; color; hue; tints
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to stab; to pierce; to run through (e.g. with a sword)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)