to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
still (continuing); as ever; further
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
taste; palate; sense of taste
sense of smell; olfaction
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
receiving; acceptance; reception
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to carry out one's mission
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure