propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
self control; self restraint
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
correction; rectification; mending; repair
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)