the scruff or nape of the neck
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
transceiver (send and receive)
hair on the back of one's head
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be discouraged; to shrink from
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
straight; as the crow flies
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
ninth day of the month; nine days
horizon (related to land)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
retainer; vassal; servant
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
in order; in turn; one by one
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive