spell; charm; incantation; magic word
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to run about trying to escape
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
journal; magazine; periodical
everything; anything; nothing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this and that; one thing or another
hand used like a sword in striking
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to happen to have on hand or in stock
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious