considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
person of common sense; common sense man
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
flow of electric current; supply of power; turning on electricity; applying electric current; passing an electric current (through)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
but; however; even though; even if
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
upper half of the body; upper body
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
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
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
joints; points (of a speech)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
concession; conciliation; compromise
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to succeed; to bear fruit
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
instability; insecurity; crankiness
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles