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
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
water outlet; tap; faucet
serious wound; serious injury
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
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 head towards; to direct one's steps to
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
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
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to shoot a person to death
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
being too late; losing one's final chance
in accordance with; according to
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
complete change; about-face
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
furious facial expression
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)