wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
attack; assault; attempt; try
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to become keen on; to get passionate about
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
how long; how far; how much
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to make an appeal; to urge
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
vicious circle; vicious cycle
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be smeared; to be covered
to get narrower; to contract
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
entreaty; supplication; petition
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this