muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to give the stamp of approval
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
sentiment; sentimentality
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
emphatic sentence-ending particle
recalculation; recalculate
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
very; greatly; exceedingly
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
control room; control booth
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups