to leap back; to jump back
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
counter for choices, options, etc.
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
gods or demons that cause epidemics
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
emotional strength; force of will
to temper thoroughly; to train well
based on; built on; made from
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
tip of a sword; point of a sword
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
blunder; slip; error; error
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
visual confirmation; sighting
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
need for social approval and self-esteem
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
quite; utterly; really; completely