as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
foreign enemy; outside invader
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
personality; character; individuality; personhood
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to squeeze out; to wring out
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
proposal; offer; request; application
to lend an ear to; to listen to
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
small piece; fragment; bit
to join together; to patch together
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
you could say that; that might be so
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
short distance; short range; short-haul
thunderous roar; roaring sound
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to send flying with a kick
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)