to bury; to embed; to implant
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
left breast; left side of the chest
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
one revolution; one rotation
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
pace; speed; pitch (distance between evenly spaced things, e.g. gear teeth); spacing; pitch (of a sound); pitch; pitching
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
draw; tie; draw (to decide pairings in a competition); draw (shot); drawing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.