Ys (mythical city in Brittany); Ys (series of games based loosely on the same legend); Eythe
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
oblong; landscape orientation
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)