bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to encamp; to take up positions
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
situation report; status report; progress report
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
hair on the back of one's head
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
largest ever; biggest; record