in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
surprise victory; upset; coup
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
person in charge; official; attendant
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
campus life; student life; life as a university student
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to frolic about; to mess around
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
sphere; circle; range; category
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained