to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
expressing one's mind; speaking out
invisibly; secretly; privately
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
every person; each one; everybody
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
three generations; three periods; third generation
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
scattering (in all directions)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to jump up and down; to hop
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down