to press a question; to cross-examine
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
official in charge; person in charge
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
inundation; submersion; flood
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
no way to do; nothing can be done
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
prospects of victory; chances of success
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
eye measurement; measure with eye
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
(giving) instruction; initiation
small piece; fragment; bit
piece of meat; cut of meat
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle