pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
never mind!; don't worry about it
to blame; to find fault with
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
slight; thin; on the weak side
rationalization; justification
to continue to do; to persist in doing
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
production (e.g. play); direction
polite; courteous; hospitable
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
group; party; team; squad; section
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...