living thing; living creature; animal; life
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
consequently; as a result; in the end
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
nothing but; except; no more than
to lose sight of; to miss
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
one's physical safety; personal security
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up