to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
advance; moving forward; progress
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(with a) start; fright; alarm
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
to smear with blood; to kill
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
along; parallel to; in accordance with
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
way; method; means; resource; course
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
direct control; direct supervision
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
branch of languages (i.e. Italic languages as a subset of Indo-European languages)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)