loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be exhausted; to be tired out
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
directly opposite; right in front
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to let an opportunity slip
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
factory or industrial district or area
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
small hill; low hill; hillock
speaking of ...; as for ...
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to ease up; to relax attention
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
looking away; looking aside
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
breathily (while talking)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
have to do; must; should; ought to
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to happen to meet; to come across