just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
innumerable; countless; numberless
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
how long; how much; to what extent
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
suggestion; hint; implication
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
technique; art; skill; move
to pile up; to accumulate