hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
resentment; indignation; anger
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
considerably; greatly; a lot
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
there is nothing; having nothing
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
desperately; for one's dear life
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
4th day of the month; four days
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
offender; criminal; culprit
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
covered wagon; prairie schooner
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
with a snap; with a crack
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents