body; body blow (in boxing)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opening words; speaking out
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
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.)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
cooperation; collaboration
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
real thing; original; actual
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
technical book; specialized book; treatise
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
too much; excessively; too
whole story; full picture; full particulars