role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
opposite side; opposition
going through; going via; going by way of
both hands; both arms; ten
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
fireball; bolide; fireball
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to fly around; to scatter
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
for the present; for the time being
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection