smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
contest of strength; trial of strength
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
rising; ascending; climbing
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
no exception; without exception; always the same
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to examine; to check; to inspect
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
selection; choice; option
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to escape from; to get out
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
not a little; not a few; considerable
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
violent emotion; passion; fury