aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
conviction; belief; confidence
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
stall; downturn; slowdown; slump
nine times; twisting around many times
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
propulsive power; driving force
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
offensive (movement); aggression
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
mass; quality and quantity
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate