carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
power; might; authority; influence
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
everybody; every last one of them; all
trivial; not amounting to much
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
second (unit of time); arc second
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to keep away; to keep at a distance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)