preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons