solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
review (of learned material); revision
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
(in) the air; midair; sky
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation