antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
serious; not joking; straight
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
beyond imagination; unimaginable
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(divine) providence; dispensation
in the midst of the enemy
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
raging fire; conflagration
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
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
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
confusion; distraction; derangement
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
throw; throwing; throwing event
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)