unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
future (usually near); prospects
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
little finger; pinky; little toe
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
steady; firm; solid; secure
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
special enlarged (bumper) issue
extract; excerpt; selection
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
comic books; comics; comic; comical
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
that's the way it is; such is life