trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to pierce through; to break through
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
heartstrings; innermost soul
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
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)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate