carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to knead well; to polish; to refine
already; now; no longer; not any more
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to set (sun); to become dark
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
early (days); initial stage; initial
from the beginning; from scratch
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
having said that; on the other hand
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
allocation; assignment; allotment
source of information; intelligence source; message source
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
grasp; catch; understanding
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
thereupon; shortly thereafter
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
cultivation; nurture; culture