the scruff or nape of the neck
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
that is to say; so that means
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to rest one's chin in one's hands
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
thereupon; shortly thereafter
as you see; as you can see
complete recovery of health
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
end; close; finish; termination
beyond one's means or position
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
round shape; circle; circular form
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
body tissue; body composition
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
large number (of); many; majority
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
in that way; like that; that way
very much; very many; more and more
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
outside (the room, building); outdoors
trap door; removable floor boards
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another