to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
decorated cake; fancy cake
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tool; implement; means; furniture
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
trunk (of the body); soma