hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
disorder; chaos; confusion
to pour (of rain); to pound down
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
walking briskly; determinedly
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch