to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
(being) face to face; facing each other
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to become muddy; to become slushy
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
anesthetic injection; anaesthetic injection
self-deprecating; self-mocking
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to turn upwards; to leave a clean aftertaste
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
trivial; not amounting to much
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
longing; strong desire; aspiration
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings