to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to jar; to creak; to grate
to have meaning; to be meaningful
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
support; backing; patronage
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
electricity; (electric) light
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
such ... as; or some such
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
discipline; training; teaching manners
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
men's language; male language
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
pale; pallid; bluish-white
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly