both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
better than none at all; better than nothing
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to slide down; to slip down
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to be smeared; to be covered
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to tighten; to press hard
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
show; exhibition; spectacle
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
adult; person of full age
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
endurance; perseverance; patience
rude person; insolent person
doing as one is told; yes-man
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)