securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
same family (race, tribe)
no loss or gain; coming out even
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
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
first of all; first thing
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on