to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
relatively; comparatively
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to be torn off; to come off
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
comments section (on a blog, website, application, etc.); comment field
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
number of times; frequency; count
depending on; dependent on
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition