short distance; close range
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
being filled with; being full of; permeation
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to harm; to cause harm to
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
putting into operation; invocation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
medium; mediocrity; average
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
internal conditions; true state of affairs
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing