to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
here and there; in places
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
(by force of) circumstances
from the viewpoint of; according to
in the face of; in defiance of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
right side; right-hand side
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to thrust before; to thrust at
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
someone's looks and personal appearance
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe