heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
carbon fiber; carbon fibre
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
stadium; (sports) ground; (playing) field; arena
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
woman; female; feminine gender
good humour (humor); good mood
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to look young; to seem young
passions; sexual desire; lust
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm