god of death; death deity; Death
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
much less; to say nothing of
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
broken; intermittent; disconnected
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
centre line; center line; central line
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to place firmly; to hit very hard
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh