possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
to cut off (a relationship)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
is never the case; has never happened
single standard; single base; single-feature show
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
logically; from a logical point of view
essence; true nature; substance; reality
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
resolute; determined; bold
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
looking away; looking aside