root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
will; testament; last request
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to be relieved; to feel relieved
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
nod; inclination of the head
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to finish; to end; to close
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
several weeks; a few weeks
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to become desperate; to give in to despair
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to come back (to); to return to a starting point