heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to snatch from; to steal from
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
lodging host; lodging place
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to be hot on a person's heels
later on; eventually; afterwards
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
these guys; these fellows
unfairness; injustice; partiality
alien (from another planet)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
carefree; free from worry
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
one edge; one end; one side
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
smirkingly; smugly; broadly