to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
action; operation; effect; function
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb down; to smooth down
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
sleeping pill; sleep medication
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to mix; to stir; to blend
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to throw into; to dump in together
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
how long; how far; how much
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
essential; important; crucial; vital; main