subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
back off!; leave me alone!
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
mass; quality and quantity
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
lightning strike; lightning bolt
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to take someone's life; to kill someone
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
even more; still more; further
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
clear solution; clean decision
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate