silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to blow off; to be blown off
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
public telephone; pay phone
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
all; entire; whole; altogether
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
very likely; very probable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
believable; credible; trustworthy
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
central part; heart (of a city)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole