to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to compete with; to vie for
even though; despite; notwithstanding
in the end; at the end of the day
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
direct unforked road; straight path
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple