to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
loading; charging; filling
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
outside a plane; outboard
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
better than none at all; better than nothing
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
finely chiseled (features)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
Afghan; Afghanistan; afghan (blanket, shawl)
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
as you see; as you can see
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
ongoing; in progress; afoot
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)