tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
complicated and mysterious
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to fire into; to shoot into
then; well; so; well then
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dozens; scores of; decades
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to step forward; to volunteer
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)