defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
in the meanwhile; during the time
to kick (at someone, something)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
apparently; appears to be
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
in perfect form; going swimmingly
northeastern part; the northeast
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)