thousands; several thousand
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
upper half of the body; upper body
lower half of the body; nether parts
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly