dissection; autopsy; analysis
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
all things in nature; the whole creation
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
near; close by; within reach; familiar
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
sign; indication; omen; symptom
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to lose one's footing; to slip
head over heels; headlong; head first
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with