to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
innumerable changes; infinite variety
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
management; administration; operation
recommendation; endorsement
to make sense; to be meaningful
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
favorite; favourite; habitually used
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
oilily; slimily; slipperily
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
contrary to one's expectations
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink