pride; boast; credit (to)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
heart; guts; nerve; central part
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
firm; strong; solid; stable
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives