coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
national sport (e.g. sumo)
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
heavyweight (esp. boxing); heavyweight division
declaration of independence
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
different culture; foreign culture
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to be itching to put one's skills to use
communication technology; communications technology
reason; logic; method; system; order
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
rationality; reasonableness
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to well up; to burst; to arise
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion