complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to wash away; to rinse off
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
madder red; dark red; crimson
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
report; notification; registration
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to become better; to improve
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
pointing out; identification
whatever (the case may be)
extermination; annihilation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
simple and clear; plain and simple
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
taking no notice of; paying no attention to