defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
secret understanding; collusion
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
review; reconsideration; revision
something small; something petty; trifle
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
force of a fire; force of flames
to creep about; to crawl around
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
rare; uncommon; not often seen
native rock; natural rock
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
the whole day; all the day