to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
lightly; easily; carelessly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
pride; boast; credit (to)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to blow out; to spout out
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to roll about; to writhe about
to ask a question; to ask questions
how can (one) do something
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light