to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to put one's strength into
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
young girl; lass; adolescent female
honour; honor; glory; privilege
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be prolonged; to drag on
entreaty; supplication; petition
anything and everything; just about everything
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling