to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
coagulation; freezing; solidification
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
action; operation; effect; function
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
comma; decimal point; radix point
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
skill; dexterity; master hand
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
palm heel; heel of the palm
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to bring to an end; to close the curtain
alone; unaided; away from home
enemy territory; hostile place
to be impressed; to greatly admire