wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
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)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
pressure; oppression; suppression
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
article; news story; report; account
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback