ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
double; twice (as much); twofold
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pierce through; to break through
speckles; spotted pattern
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
superstition; superstitious belief
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion