to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
putting into operation; invocation
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
love story; romance; love affair
war situation; progress of a battle
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to crouch; to squat; to cower
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sweet and sour; bittersweet
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle