nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
partly open; in half bloom
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
older sister; elder sister
junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch; unexpected move; unorthodox measure
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to come and go; to go back and forth
manners; courtesy; etiquette
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
recently; lately; these days
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
way; method; means; resource; course
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to disappear; to vanish into thin air