to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
although I say; although one might say; although called
that is to say; so that means
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
everything; anything; nothing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
hostility; animosity; enmity
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
reality; actuality; hard fact
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to stare back (at); to glare back
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
something; some kind of; for some reason
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away