very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find out; to discover; to locate
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
piece; fragment; one (object)
historic; historical; traditional
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
main force; chief object; mainline
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
defense; defence; defensive preparations
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
door; gate; opening; title page