to thrust before; to thrust at
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
on the occasion of; at the time of
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
entry; approach; penetration
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
otherwise; or else; if not
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
how many people; a number of people
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza