to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
on the occasion of; at the time of
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
in order; in turn; one by one
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
this and that; one thing or another
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to strike dead; to beat to death
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to brave a danger; to take a risk
blunder; slip; error; error
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
acceleration; speeding up
higher rank; better position
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash