very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
being concerned about or mindful of
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
succeeding; following; trailing; next
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
honour; honor; glory; renown
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
loss of life; human losses; death
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
raison d'être; reason for being
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
personal grudge; personal enmity
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)