addition; annexation; appendage
ability; performance; efficiency
to have no chance (of succeeding)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
main theater of war; principal battlefield
even if ...; even supposing that ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
contradiction; inconsistency
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
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)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
opposite side; opposition
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
library; book collection; paperback book
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)