vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
presence (impressive quality)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
it's no joke; gimme a break!
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
by sheer strength; by brute force
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
place; situation; position; location
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings