dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to appease; to suppress; to calm
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to take a breath; to take a short rest
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
even though it is not; despite not
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered