natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
demotion; relegation; downgrading
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
thinking back now; looking back
stepping back; drawing back
loving something but being very bad at it
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
question; inquiry; enquiry
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
crescent moon; young moon
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion