lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
quick work; (clever) feat
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
going around; patrol; round; tour
to happen to meet; to come across
birth; creation; formation
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
one's manners; one's attitude
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve