to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
unexpectedly; surprisingly
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
intelligence; intellect; brains
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to crawl towards; to creep up to
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to tighten; to press hard
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
threat; intimidation; menace