heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
thereupon; therefore; because of that
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to make (a person) pay for (something)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
since one was born; (in) all one's life
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone