piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
to rally; to make a comeback
reason; cause; circumstances
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
one grade; first-class; primary
uncontrollable; irrepressible
intercept; interception; counter-attack
somersault; looping-the-loop
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
temporary licence; temporary license; provisional licence; provisional license
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
education; training; discipline
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to boost; to force up; to push up
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up