to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
round shape; circle; circular form
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
three; three years of age
power; might; authority; influence
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
primary school; elementary school; grade school
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
nature; property; disposition
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
control circuit; controlling circuit