fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
principle; theory; fundamental truth
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
eternal; unlimited; endless
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(brute) force; using all one's might
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)