to meet; to assemble; to congregate
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
forcibly; against one's will
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
police officer; policeman; policewoman
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
woman's looks; woman's charm
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
presumption; assumption; estimation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that