slight; little; insignificant
piling up; multiple layers
to be exhausted; to be worn out
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
exceptional item; extraordinary product
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
the opposite direction; the other way
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
scram (emergency nuclear reactor shut-down)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to come to an end; to rest
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables