deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
at the last moment; this late in the game
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
to stick it out (until the end)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
carnivore; carnivorous animal
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
if you think about it; come to think of it
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
in the future; another day; later
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
desperation; self-abandonment
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly