to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
admiration; being impressed (by)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to extend; to expand; to spread out
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to rally; to make a comeback
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
death by suffocation; death by choking
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
reason; grounds; circumstances
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
aquatic life; water creatures
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
mental health; mental hygiene
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
to leap back; to jump back
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
priority level; degree of relative priority
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)