original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
snake; serpent; large snake
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to shake off; to throw off
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to repent; to be penitent
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)