to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
midwinter; dead of winter
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
survival; survivor; relic
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
(distinction of) sex; gender
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
a glance; a look; a glimpse
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
possibility; potential; expandability
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
material; materials; data; information; documents
under construction; in preparation
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
this sort of; this type of