indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be sooty; to be stained
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
(necessary) personnel; required person
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
boasting of one's strength
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle