to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
continuation; succession; series
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
firm; strong; solid; stable
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt