20 years old; (arch.) twenty
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
in the meanwhile; during the time
paints; painting material
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
course; route; path; process; means
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
violent explosion; bursting
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to rain incessantly; to downpour
finishing blow; coup de grâce
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting