to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
class; heading; group; category
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
locals; local inhabitants
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
home area; home town; local
course; route; path; process; stages
pile bunker (fictional weapon)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
registration; positioning
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to overdo; to do too much
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
accompaniment to a chant; musician accompanying a chant; samisen accompaniment to a recitation; samisen player accompanying a recitation; samisen music played between the sections of a nagauta; samisen interlude
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
practicality; utility; usefulness
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
proper; right; reasonable
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
physical strength; muscle strength
to cease; to stop; to be over