black lustre; black luster
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to express in a roundabout way
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
master; teacher; stable master
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
that is to say; so that means
match; game; bout; contest
very much; exceedingly; extremely
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
keep up your strength; chin up!
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
a certain somebody; you-know-who
knowing; (an) acquaintance
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid