bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to jar; to creak; to grate
pressure; oppression; suppression
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
willpower; energy; vitality
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
stolen goods; loot; spoils
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
instead; but (on the other hand)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
shameless; shameless person
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking