blow; shock; strike; batting
strength; power; proficiency; ability
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to gather; to collect; to assemble
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to jar; to creak; to grate
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
shoulder strap (on a dress)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
by means of; due to; because of; according to
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
breath; breathing; tone; mood
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter