to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
dull sound; muffled sound
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
playing in the mud; playing with mud
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to shave off; to scrape off
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
firm; strong; solid; stable
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to check; to stop; to keep back