thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
until now; so far; up to the present
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
name; given name; first name
as you see; as you can see
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
putting into operation; invocation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for example; for instance; e.g.
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
feeling; sense; impression
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being