state of emergency; emergency; crisis
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
capacity; volume; capacitance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to become empty; to be emptied
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to surge; to well up; to gush out
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
passing through without stopping; passing by
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
persevering; very patient
(very) patient; persevering
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
telecommunications; correspondence
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
pressing; urging; demanding; demand