to try to do; to attempt to do
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to set (sun); to become dark
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to move around; to move about; to get around
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting