sincere; earnest; serious
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
older sister and younger brother
surrounding at a distance
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
that day; the very same day
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
classical form of martial art
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to tumble down; to roll down
to blow off; to be blown off
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
receiving an electric shock