sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
diminished capacity; diminished responsibility
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
two classes; double; two sets
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
ostentation; show; affectation
to be smeared; to be covered
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
trip abroad; overseas travel
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit