thousands; several thousand
influence; clout; leverage
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
in one's own way or style
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
memory; sense; experience
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
water outlet; tap; faucet
sanity; consciousness; soberness
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
serious wound; serious injury
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
servant; manservant; menial
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct