to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
image; figure; figure; form; image
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
knot (nautical mile per hour)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to show up; to appear; to turn up
x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse