to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to overflow from something full
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
black spot; black dot; mark indicating a defeat; loss; failure
star player; star athlete
great commander; famous commander
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
on one hand; on the other hand
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
no, not like that (but like this)
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
to look away; to avert one's eyes
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
accounting; administration (of money)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
leader of a cheering group; head cheerleader
center of an explosion; centre of an explosion
military affairs; military service
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes