to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
scenery; scene; landscape
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
pride; dignity; self-respect
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
two (long cylindrical things)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
discovery; detection; finding
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
that is to say; so that means
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily