to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to become possible; to become able to (do)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
repair workshop; garage; repairman
to choke; to have trouble breathing
deep emotion; strong feelings
finishing blow; coup de grâce
help; assistance; service
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
very; much; greatly; a lot of
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
exactly as stated; verbatim