several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to brush off; to shake off
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to shed light; to cast light
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
rope; cord; policeman's rope
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
instability; insecurity; crankiness
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
throw; throwing; throwing event
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
eye measurement; measure with eye
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
falling over; toppling sideways
to shake off; to throw off
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)