to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
a few years ago; some years back
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
everything; anything; nothing
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
battlefield; battleground
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way