to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
height (of a person); stature
lightly; easily; carelessly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(right at the) side; just beside
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to pierce through; to break through
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
literal (meaning; of a word, etc.)
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
diligent; hard-working; industrious
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach