soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
power; might; authority; influence
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
conviction; belief; confidence
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to jump up and down; to hop
hair on the back of one's head
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
single word; a few words; brief comment
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
radiant smile; contented smile
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
mistress; kept woman; concubine