ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to push down; to knock down
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
silence (not speaking); muteness
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
pale; pallid; bluish-white
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation