prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
cannot be helped; unavoidable
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
each; (arch.) you (plural)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to become clear; to be made public
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to pelt down (of rain); to pour
head start; initiative; preemption
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose