to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
neighboring village; neighbouring village
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
source of river; fountainhead
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to harm; to cause harm to
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to establish; to formulate
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)