to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
speech and conduct; words and deeds
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to attack; to assault; to assail
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
not understanding; not knowing
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
self-defense; self-defence
victim; injured party; sufferer
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be needed; to be wanted
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to be exhausted; to be tired out
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness