spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
falling to one's death; death from a fall
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
smelling of earth; rustic
late sowing; doing late; doing belatedly
severe wound; serious wound; gash
as before; as ever; as it was originally
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
(apportioning) in small amounts
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)