this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
pretension; conceit; hubris