pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
commencing with; including
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to spring at; to leap upon
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
vista; background; perspective; distant view
to knock down; to utterly defeat
here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
in good health; alive and well; going strong