to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
scenery; scene; landscape
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
on countless occasions; many a time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
power; authority; jurisdiction
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
power; might; authority; influence
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through