to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
useless resistance; vain struggle
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
top of the head; crown of the head
worst-ever; history's worst
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn completely into; to become completely
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
snow-white; pure; immaculate