ray of hope; glimmer of hope
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
feeling keenly; fully realizing
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to employ; to hire; to engage
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
jewel; precious stone; gem
ray (of light); beam; light
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to pierce through; to break through
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to look away; to turn away
spread; span; expanse; extent
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own