far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
pitch dark; total darkness
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
gesture; gesticulation; motion
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pessimism; disappointment
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
common knowledge; well-known fact
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
nothing but; none other than
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)