underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
choices; alternatives; options
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
at once; immediately; right now
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
later on; eventually; afterwards
hand used like a sword in striking
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ancient times; prehistoric times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly