panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to encamp; to take up positions
without cause; without reason
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
on the occasion of; at the time of
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
middle of the night; dead of night
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
end of life; death; breathing one's last
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to snap; to break (under pressure)