to slip through; to slip past; to evade
reaching; attaining; arrival
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
delete (proofreader's mark)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to become better; to improve
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
resentment; indignation; anger
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
considerably; greatly; a lot
to apologize; to apologise
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to begin; to set about; to start
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
desperately; for one's dear life
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face