compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
to lend an ear to; to listen to
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
gem; jewel; precious stone
core; core; hardcore; all-out
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
few decades; many decades; several decades
descending a mountain; descent
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
joint-locking technique (in judo)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
accomplice; co-conspirator
mountain trail; path up a mountain
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
check; restraint; oppression; repression
big snake; (large) serpent
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell