hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
stirring; slight movement
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
future (usually near); prospects
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly