to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
management; administration; operation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
event; phenomenon; matter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
side effect; adverse reaction
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
true character; true heart; true spirit
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
such ... as; or some such
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple