to chase; to run after; to pursue
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
chair; stool; post; office; position
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to apologize; to apologise
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
beginning; outset; first; onset
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
planning; project; plan; design
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
with all one's strength; with all one's might