ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
principle; theory; fundamental truth
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
dancing or jumping for joy
to jump at; to be attracted by
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
surrounding at a distance
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
being too late; losing one's final chance