one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pause; to have a short intermission
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to give directions; to issue instructions
in that way; like that; that way
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to jar; to creak; to grate
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(distant) howling; backbiting
to step forward; to take a step forward