dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
time; season; period; phase; stage
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
section; cross section; profile
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
striking with the back of the sword
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
dull sound; muffled sound
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush