to push away; to push aside; to shove
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
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
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
changing clothes; change of clothes
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to choke; to have trouble breathing
in advance; beforehand; previously
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to get between; to be caught in
no matter how much time passes
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to shake; to sway; to waver
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
speaking voice; talking voice
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with