soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to run about; to rush about
several people; a few people
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
tool; implement; means; furniture
care; precaution; guarding; caution
leader; guide; mentor; coach
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to yell; to rant; to rave
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form