request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
in one's own way or style
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
criminal nature; criminality
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be photographed; to be projected
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
more than friends, less than lovers
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
back (of a chair); backrest
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
while; even though; despite
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time