pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
don't you think?; indicates question
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to take over; to hand over
trusting to chance; having a go at something
to cease; to stop; to be over
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
water (hydraulic) pressure
eardrum; tympanic membrane
creak; squeak; creaking sound
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to squash; to crush; to flatten
for the first time in one's life
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
wherein; therein; thereinto
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp