to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
business discussion; negotiation
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
face; looks; vestiges; trace
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
independence; self-reliance
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to check; to stop; to keep back
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
world; society; people; the public
internal conditions; true state of affairs
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
one's family; family member
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
fragment; one of the group or party
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty