to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
separate; scattered; apart
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
selection; choice; picking out
indicate reason; infers some protest
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
this is why; this means; it is the case that
planning; project; plan; design