lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
powdered medicine; powder
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
two (long cylindrical things)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
like this; in this way; as you see
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
stark naked; nude; stripped of all belongings; penniless; naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes