miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
impression given by a painting or image
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
conduct; behavior; behaviour
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
probability; likelihood; chances
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
entreaty; supplication; petition
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
installation (esp. software)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
notice; attention; observation
this (very thing); this precisely
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
in the same way as; just like
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)