Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
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)
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sign; indication; omen; symptom
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
good feeling; feeling good
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
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)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord