to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
every year; yearly; annually
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
still (continuing); as ever; further
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
bet; wager; stake; gamble
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
in that manner; like that
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)