being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
handrail; railing; banister
to find fault with; to question
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to keep a watchful eye on
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
acceleration; speeding up
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
making an attempt; trial run
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); female defloration
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to push back; to press back; to force back
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
aptitude; aptness; suitability
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means