to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to stare back (at); to glare back
fine performance; tour de force
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
piece of meat; cut of meat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
around the world; throughout the world
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be born; to come into the world
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome