very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
firm; strong; solid; stable
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to well up; to burst; to arise
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
within; inside of; less than
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment; to harass; to tease
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
finishing blow; coup de grâce
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
looking away; looking aside
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
transcendence; excellence; superiority
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
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
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess