to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
raison d'être; reason for being; reason for someone or something's existence
extermination; annihilation
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to finish reading; to read through
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
personal grudge; personal enmity
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit