joints; points (of a speech)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to make a speech; to address
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
reality; actuality; hard fact
to fight against; to oppose; to face
never mind!; don't worry about it
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to lose sight of; to miss
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to care for someone; to look after someone
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be kind to; to treat kindly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something