irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
surely (not); certainly (not)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
skill; dexterity; master hand
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
selection; choice; picking out
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
that's a different matter; that's a different story
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
advance; moving forward; progress
coincident with; while; simultaneously
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
nature; property; disposition
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.