Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
light and darkness; light and shade
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
discovery; detection; finding
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
unimpressive; unimpressed
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative