to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
last days; the end; one's fate
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to blow off; to be blown off
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
intercept; interception; counter-attack
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
walking briskly; determinedly
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
just because; even if; even though
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life