a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
strict order; peremptory command
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
weather; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
starting point; starting line
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
last night; yesterday evening
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
willpower; energy; vitality
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
several hundred; hundreds (of)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
calm; composed; cool; quiet
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
person concerned; interested party; related party
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to underrate; to make light of
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn