turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
(not so) much; (not) very
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
just managing; with great difficulty
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
only; merely; but; no more than
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to stagger; to stumble; to totter
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to do someone in; to bump someone off
large quantity; large amount
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear