to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
tone (of voice); manner of talking
someone (something) not to be trifled with
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
literature; books (reference); document
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
stirring; slight movement
to rock; to shake; to swing
how much; how many; to what extent
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
lightly; easily; carelessly
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to put one's strength into
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word