to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
innumerable; countless; numberless
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
depending on; dependent on
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)