at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil strongly; to be excited
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
for the first time in one's life
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
degenerate; pervert; deviant
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
together; at the same time; same; identical
not understanding; not knowing
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to strangle; to constrict
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet