to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
little finger; pinky; little toe
to pull out a fish; to lure
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
regulars; regular soldiers