existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
cleavage (between breasts)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to jump up and down; to hop
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
person of doubtful origin
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
lading; loading; carrying
surrounding at a distance
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
gender; distinction of sex; sex
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
two colours; two varieties; two types
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage