to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
one by one; one after another; successively
president (of a society); chairman
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
arrest; apprehension; capture
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
source of information; intelligence source; message source
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to surround; to crowd around
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
intimacy; friendship; familiarity