as before; as ever; as it was originally
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
grayish blue; greyish blue
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
going around; patrol; round; tour
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
systematic; regular; routine
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
a cut above; one step above
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
(breaking) with a snap (of a rope, string, etc.); stabbing (with a knife, etc.)
(opening of a) wound; cut
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely