(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to chase; to run after; to pursue
interruption; interference; butting in
to bring back; to restore
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
one by one; one after another; successively
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
six (long cylindrical things)
having missing teeth; toothlessness
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles