blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to ask a question; to ask questions
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
medical office; (out-patient) clinic
observation; survey; watching
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to like; to love; to be fond of
plain; plateau; tableland
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
hostility; antagonism; opposition
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to spend time (on doing something)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game