to rub; to scrub; to scrape
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be prolonged; to drag on
everything working out as desired
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to make one feel grateful
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to go past; to pass; to pass by
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university