to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
vexing; irritating; impatient
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
murder; killing; murderer
selection; choice; option
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
sooner or later; in time; eventually
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
system; institution; organization; organisation
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay