remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
something easy to do; cinch
successor; replacement; second wife
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
letting (someone) die without helping
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
battle of wits; contest of wits
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to half-rise to one's feet
somehow; for some reason (or other)
one sun (approx. 3.03 cm); little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
cause and effect; karma; retribution; an evil cause producing an evil effect
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
immediately; at once; instantly
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy