to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
optimist; easy-going person
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
stillness; repose; standing still
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to put one's strength into
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ten; 10; ten years of age
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
(period of) a year; during an era