feeling keenly; fully realizing
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
favourite horse; favorite horse
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
according to plan; as planned; on target
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
steady advance; carrying all before one
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
patriarch; head of a family
to temper thoroughly; to train well
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
settlement; solution; resolution