the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
tag (children's game); tig
end; close; finish; termination
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
hateful; detestable; loathsome
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
curse; spell; malediction
exact copy; slavish imitation
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to challenge (a person) to a fight
another dimension; different level; whole other level
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")