to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
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; pest; vermin
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
still (continuing); as ever; further
same type; same model; isomorphism; homotypy
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!
stock (of a gun); gunstock
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
nanomachine; molecular machine; nanobot; nanite; nanorobot
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
sense of smell; olfaction
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
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; admission
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to carry out one's mission
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to snap; to break (under pressure)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
scene change; cutaway; cut