to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
myself; yourself; I; me; you
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel