to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
how long; how far; how much
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
cooperation; collaboration
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
tiredness after taking care of someone; nursing fatigue
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
student (esp. a university student)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
decision; settlement; definition
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
taste; liking; preference
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology