confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
growing thickly; growing densely
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to become desperate; to give in to despair
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to burst (open); to break; to split
of all things (days, etc.)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
five (long cylindrical things)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
fully armed; armed to the teeth
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
husband and wife; married couple
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to have no chance (of succeeding)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
detour; circumvention; turning movement
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply