bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
best photograph; best shot
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to be relieved; to feel relieved
stupid brat; son of a bitch
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
(giving) instruction; initiation
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
comfortable bowel movement