street at night; making a night journey
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
veil of darkness; curtain of night
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
ultramarine colour (color)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
very popular; highly favoured
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to make a speech; to address
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
since when; from when; how long
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
settlement; solution; resolution
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
called; known as; that; to say
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to search for; to seek for; to look for
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
technique; art; skill; move
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure