to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
negotiations; discussions; connection
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
perfect; just right; ideal
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
death from cold; freezing to death
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
god of death; death deity; Death
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
group; party; team; squad; section
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to press a question; to cross-examine
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)