needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
killing two birds with one stone
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
restlessly; in continuous motion
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
though; notwithstanding; although
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
war situation; progress of a battle
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason