to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
to refuse; to decline; to deny
apt to think; tend to think
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
to fight with swords; to cross swords
this and that; one thing or another
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
affectation; showiness; pretence
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
intensification; aggravation
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last