to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
optimization; optimisation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
extensive; vast range; wide scope
technical skill; ability; capacity
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
evident; plain; distinct; clear
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to attack; to assault; to assail
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
loser; defeated person; the defeated
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering