sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent
to have the privilege of doing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
with a click; with a snap
boasting of one's strength
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to get between; to be caught in
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled