region; limits; stage; level
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to crack; to develop a crack
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to squash; to crush; to flatten
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to move forward; to move on