bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
resentment; indignation; anger
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
full count (baseball, boxing)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
deep emotion; strong feelings