cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
let's not say (such things) to each other
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to find out; to discover; to locate
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
worthy of special mention
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
left side; left-hand side
(water-filled) paddy field
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
(coming to a) sudden stop
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game