to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to make a speech; to address
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
dull sound; muffled sound
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)