to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to do earnestly; to get serious
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
large saw; framed pit saw
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
moment to quit; way to quit
to concern; to be related
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
wound suffered in a fight
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance (of success); odds
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)