easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
confidence; trust; faith; credit
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in a day; in a brief space of time
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
suffix for familiar person
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
declaration of war; proclamation of war
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side