adherent; devotee; believer
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
while being out of the office or away from home
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
increasing one's fighting spirit
personal; individual; private
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to torment; to torture; to harass
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
right side; right-hand side
way one walks; one's walk
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
visual confirmation; sighting
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)