to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
five (long cylindrical things)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
to be transparent; to show through
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum