victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
screaming fit; tantrum; (baby) crying hysterically
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
how; in what way; I wonder
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(electric) torch; flashlight
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
late at night; at a late hour
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment