to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to gather strength; to take heart
striking; remarkable; considerable
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
fluorocarbon; chlorofluorohydrocarbon; CFC
weak opponent; weak enemy
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
great cause; moral law; justice
funny story; funny anecdote
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
first thing in the afternoon
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to withstand; to be able to endure
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
polish; grinding; sharpening
to take back; to recapture
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
troubled times; turbulent times
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
rule; reign; government; governing
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible