to pluck; to pick; to tear
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
physical strength; muscle strength
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
much less; to say nothing of
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding