strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
weather; fair weather; fine weather
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to look away; to turn away
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
increase and decrease; fluctuation
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
suitable temperature; right temperature; moderate temperature
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
how far; to what extent; up to what point
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
hope; white hope; person of promise
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
understanding person; supporter
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to look down on; to condescend