involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
starting point; starting line
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
based on; on the basis of
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
letter affixed to an arrow
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to breathe out; to exhale
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
most difficult; next to impossible
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
probability; likelihood; chances
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out