shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
second day of the month; two days
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
perception; sensing; noticing
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
the other day; lately; recently
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
much less; to say nothing of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late