military service; combat experience
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
madness; craziness; insanity
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
exactly as stated; verbatim
stochastic; probabilistic
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
stone (used for throwing)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to be in danger of; to be liable to
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
general term; generic name
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
small fraction; small proportion
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
malicious; deliberately mean
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
using together (jointly); used at the same time