to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
index finger; forefinger; second toe
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
development; exploitation
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
explosion; rupture; break off
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
gradually; slowly but steadily
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to overflow from something full
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
apparently; appears to be
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
making practical; making useful; implementing
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
sleeping pill; sleep medication
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath