to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
one difficulty; one danger
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to prostrate oneself before
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse