acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
looking on from afar; being a spectator
such ... as; or some such
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
instant; moment; for an instant
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
weird; disgusting; sickening
to knock down; to send flying
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)