at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
going off course; going out of bounds
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
something that leaps or thrusts out
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
right under; directly below
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
cooperation; collaboration
how; in what way; I wonder
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
all you want; as much as one wants
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible