to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
suddenly disappears somewhere
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
no matter how much time passes
walking (with heavy steps); tramping; lumbering; clumping
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to gather strength; to take heart
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to laugh away; to laugh off
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
how can (one) do something
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
here and there; in places
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?