odor-resistant; odour-resistant
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
from the beginning; from scratch
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
series of battles; successive battles
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
fee; charge; rate; material
variation; rogue (something)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to head home; to leave for home
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to tumble down; to roll down
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to raise one's voice; to shout
profitable plan; good plan
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch