pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
a dirty or underhanded trick
feelings; thoughts; meaning
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
entreaty; supplication; petition
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to thrust before; to thrust at
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
nothing but; none other than
number of persons; personnel