weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be hesitant; to feel timid
bet; wager; stake; gamble
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to order; to command; to appoint
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable