to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
understanding; comprehension
snake; serpent; large snake
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
strategy meeting; council of war
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
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 curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
last week; the week before
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
premature joy; short-lived elation
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
obedience; submission; resignation
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely