to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
armed forces; military; troops
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
while alive; during one's lifetime
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
means; way; method; measure
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
three; three years of age
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
firm; strong; solid; stable