on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
otherwise; or else; if not
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to get thin; to taper off
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
railroad; railway; rail transport
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
rather; sooner; preferably
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
just one person; only one
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
dozens; scores of; decades
to surround; to crowd around
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
difficult to ...; hard to ...
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully