to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(not) a single person; (no) one
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
exemplar; model; example; pattern
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be opposite; to face each other
surroundings; environs; circumference
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
such; this sort of; like this
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
practice; practising; training; study
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
of course; certainly; naturally
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip