one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
tool; implement; means; furniture
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
though; notwithstanding; although
until now; so far; up to the present
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
second day of the month; two days
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to thrust before; to thrust at
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to push down; to knock down
great numbers; numerical superiority
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
directly; in person; firsthand
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
if it is the case that ...
quick work; (clever) feat
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
in addition; besides this; twice
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation