ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); hood
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
transfer; transport; transportation
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
riding fast; driving a horse fast
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to fill a hole with earth
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to let slip; to slide; to glide
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to backfire; to have a harmful result
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
increase in production; production increase
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
depravity; corruption; degradation
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
cut; reduction; curtailment
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
drop of water; polka dots