extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to claim victims; to leave casualties
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
witnessing; observing; sighting
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
society; public; community; social studies
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
occupation; calling; livelihood
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
diversion; distraction; feint