to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to shake; to sway; to waver
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
indicate reason; infers some protest
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
day after day; day by day
decrease; reduction; decline
first generation; founder
founder; originator; pioneer
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
reform; reformation; reorganization
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
authority; power; influence
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
powerful person; influential person
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion