to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
question; inquiry; enquiry
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
violent explosion; bursting
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable