to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
direct unforked road; straight path
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to finish reading; to read through
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
as many (people) as possible
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
absorption; suction; attraction
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
god (esp. the Christian God)
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be exhausted; to be tired out
training; drill; practice; discipline
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to subsist; to keep on living
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)