distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
to be discouraged; to shrink from
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
intercept; interception; counter-attack
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
dirty work; unpleasant task
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation