to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to happen to have on hand or in stock
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
snake; serpent; large snake
chimera (mythological); chimaera
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
lion mask; Japanese deer fern (Blechnum nipponicum)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...