boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
inside one's heart; in one's mind
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
reputation; respectability
to approach; to draw near
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
vitality; (one's) life force
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
when it becomes; when it comes to
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
to cease; to stop; to be over
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
several minutes; a few minutes
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second