proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to lie down; to throw oneself down
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
feelings; thoughts; meaning
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
to hide; to keep to oneself
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
absorption; suction; attraction
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
strong pressure; heavy pressure
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh