to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
covering; protection; backing; relief
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
riskiness; (level of) danger
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
originally; by nature; from the start
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
beforehand; in advance; previously
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding