just now; at this moment; at this point of time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
fingering (of a musical instrument)
brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to be frank; to drop all pretense
right to choose; a say; option
underdevelopment; poor development; maldevelopment; decreased growth; stunting
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
(a place) within one's reach
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops