trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
living up to (one's, its) reputation
material; materials; data; information; documents
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
to make a success in life
scattering (in all directions)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
meteor; shooting star; falling star
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to part left and right; to open out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
you (plural); all of you; you all
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
nod; inclination of the head
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
private affairs; personal matter