aggression; invasion; raid
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
hard struggle; strenuous effort
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
economical person; thrifty person; saver
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
(together) with; -wide; including
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
without; but if; otherwise; or else
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
follower; attendant; valet; servant
this for sure; certainly is
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
condition; situation; prospects
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
role of a company president
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
specialization; specialisation