abrupt; sudden; unexpected
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; second toe
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)