to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
plural; multiple; several
approximation; having a close resemblance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
art of self-defense (defence)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
field; sphere; realm; division; branch