to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
most (numerous); largest (number of)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
go that far; to that extent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)