stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
with a momentary flash of light
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
failure; mistake; blunder
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
cannot be compared with; no match for
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
pull; patronage; tug; discount
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to move forward; to move on
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
opinion; point of view; visual point
behind; in the rear; in back
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 put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
opposite bank; farther shore
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
transparency; degree of clearness
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
pinhole; pinholing (printing defect)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole