several years; a few years
completion; perfection; accomplishment
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to run about; to rush about
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
pricking; stinging; tingling; a little; a bit; somewhat
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
it seems so; that's what it looks like
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
stepwise; one step at a time
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
in one's own way or style
height (of a person); stature
double; twice (as much); twofold
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
one of these days; someday; one day
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to think of; to come up with
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?