pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
elementary level; beginner level
technique; art; skill; move
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
upper half of the body; upper body
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
going through; going via; going by way of
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
smelting furnace; blast furnace