solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
technique; art; skill; move
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
grip (of hand); grip strength
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to shed light; to cast light
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
elder sister; effeminate man
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
two (long cylindrical things)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to have no chance (of succeeding)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to blow out; to spout out
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other