to squash; to crush; to flatten
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
startup (interval of) time
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
reputation; respectability
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
up in a tree; in the trees
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to creep about; to crawl around
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem