reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
prospects of victory; chances of success
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to jump at; to be attracted by
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
nothing but; none other than
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
dispute; argument; contention
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
bashful; shameful; ashamed
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to move forward; to move on
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
while; during (the time when)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound