image; figure; figure; form; image
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
selection; choice; option
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
with these words; while saying
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
action of making something; -ification
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
how long; how much; to what extent
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to wring the neck; to strangle
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
being filled with; being full of; permeation
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way