to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
threat; intimidation; menace
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
in proportion to; just as much as
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to underrate; to make light of
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
something; some kind of; for some reason
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
even though; despite; when
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to collapse into; to flop onto
to rush over; to run up to
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to breathe while sleeping
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
expression; presentation; representation; notation
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
gem; jewel; precious stone