to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
apparent; obvious; very clear
April Fools' Day; April fool
to stare back at; to look back at
author; writer; novelist; artist
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to come to an end; to rest
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to be absorbed in reading
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
this and that; various things
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law