back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
agreement; assent; Norway
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
running as fast as one can
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
infrared rays; infrared radiation
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
every month; each month; monthly
telephone bill; telephone rate
to have medicine be effective