one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
everywhere; all over; throughout
so; like this; in this way
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
difficult to ...; hard to ...
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
minuteness; one millionth
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to overdo; to do too much
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
other than; excluding; without
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
pride; boast; credit (to)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
protracted war; war of attrition
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over