hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
something small; something petty; trifle
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to examine someone's expression
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
difference; variation; difference
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
reduction by half; halving
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
power; might; authority; influence
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all