stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so; therefore; and; (and) then
silence; stillness; quietness
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
entire world; whole world; world stage
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
don't you think?; indicates question
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
beginning; opening; start; outset
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to spend time (on doing something)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
feeling of a house or a room