to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
to begin; to set about; to start
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
wages; pay; rental payment
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
club activities; extracurricular activities
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
Leh (India); Ray; Rais; Re
marking; grading; scoring
polish; improvement; burnishing
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to accept (a thing) with thanks
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
tarantula (common name for large spiders); European wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula)
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
smallish; on the small side
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
24 hours; twenty-four hours
patting; stroking; caressing
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate