to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
reduction by half; halving
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
with a clink (click, clack)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
expectation; anticipation; forecast
many; numerous; various; large number of
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
looking over someone's shoulder
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to ask; to enquire; to query
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be too late; to be too slow
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much