trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
loyal retainer; loyal subject
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
with a momentary flash of light
servant; manservant; menial
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
clear; precise; definite; distinct
order; command; directions; instructions
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to jump at; to be attracted by
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
new student; freshman; first-year student
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer