to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
piece of meat; cut of meat
to some extent; to a certain extent
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
street at night; making a night journey
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to maintain; to continue to have
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to stare back at; to look back at
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace