(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
next; secondly; subsequently
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in order; in turn; one by one
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to blow off; to be blown off
to be needed; to be wanted
deep inside; innermost place
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated