thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
ancestor; forefather; foremother
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
rib (cut of meat); rib; women's lib; women's liberation
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
working for a company; being employed by a company
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
sad to say; how sad; alas
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
control; management; supervision
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan