fine performance; tour de force
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
large number (of); many; majority
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
long ago; already; a long time ago
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to set (sun); to become dark
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
emotional strength; force of will
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sunlight; rays of the Sun
after staying up all night
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness