flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
two (long cylindrical things)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
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)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
surely; certainly; without doubt
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to glare at each other; to confront each other
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
kind; sort; species; species
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
small; fine; detailed; stingy
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
contest; comparison; competition
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
comfort; consolation; diversion
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
way one walks; one's walk
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
nothing but; except; no more than
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to surge; to well up; to gush out
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome