being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to stick it out (until the end)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
cooking; food preparation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
torture to death; torment to death
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
looking away; looking aside
varying the tempo or speed (of something) at will
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
done; just done; just finished
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew