to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
hermit crab; renting a house; tenant
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to kill; to choke the life out of
forcibly; against one's will
correction; rectification; mending; repair
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
end of life; death; annihilation
family; relatives; dependents; household
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to thrust away; to send flying
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
beyond that point; after that
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
surrounding at a distance