five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
legendary beast; magical beast
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
small grain; small stature or ability
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
right under; directly below
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to send or direct a person to
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
returning tit for tat; retaliating
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
though; notwithstanding; although
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act