to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
very likely; very probable
to attempt; to test; to try out
explanation; interpretation
way; method; means; resource; course
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to apologize; to apologise
stature; height; size; physique
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
glove (esp. sports); globe
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
generously; liberally; magnanimously