three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
moderate faction; moderates
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
contrary to one's expectations
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
left breast; left side of the chest
charcoal; charred remains
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
passenger; rider; good rider
diving; submerging; going underwater
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)