to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
waking; waking up; awakening
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
being already (well) aware
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
easy to read; legible; clear
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
if it is (the case that ...)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
very much; exceedingly; extremely
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation