pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to thrust before; to thrust at
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
together with; same; both; all; including ...
water vapour; water vapor; steam
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
long; drawn-out; very long
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
the same rank; equality; apposition
great numbers; numerical superiority
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning