constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
forcibly; by force; against one's will
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
contest of strength; trial of strength
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
to need; to demand; to take; to require
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
celebrating recovery from illness
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
to take (be in) charge of
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly