gratitude; thanks; apology
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be unable to move while seated (because of fear, surprise, etc.); to freeze in one's seat
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
latter part (of a book, film, etc.); second part (of two); second half; sequel
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to run through; to run past
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork; tricks performed with the feet
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)