positioning; getting a position; taking a position
modesty; humility; being humble
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to arrive home; to return
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
hard to reach place; remote place
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to take back; to recapture
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to squeeze out; to wring out
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to have the memory of having done something oneself
ill will; malice; evil intent
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen