to narrow; to reduce; to contract
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
inspection; examination; checking
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
main force; chief object; mainline
police force; police squad
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
last ray of hope; only hope
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
program (e.g. TV); programme
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear