seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
great numbers; numerical superiority
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
two at a time; two by two; in twos
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
four (long cylindrical things)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter