cyborg; cybernetic organism
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
caterpillar track; continuous track
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
without thinking of the consequences
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
to appear all together; to be all present
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose