to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
tank (military vehicle); chariot
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
with a start; with a jump
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
brown; light brown; tawny
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility