teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be exhausted; to be tired out
social; societal; societary
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
anything and everything; just about everything
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
in any case; whatever the case may be
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
beyond comparison; incomparable
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to crumble away; to collapse
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement