doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
I've got to be going; I must go
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
moderate; proper; just right
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
quotation; citation; reference
scene; sight; scenario; setting
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
from the viewpoint of; according to
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
radiant smile; contented smile