iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
invisibly; secretly; privately
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to place firmly; to hit very hard
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(doing something) in tears
finally; barely; only just; gradually
breath; breathing; tone; mood
way; method; means; resource; course
to recall; to remember; to recollect
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to comb down; to smooth down
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to go underground; to go into hiding
that's the way it is; such is life
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home