to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to bring; to take; to bring about
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
symbol; code; sign; notation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
popular name; common name; given name
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
verbalizing; putting into words
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to explain; to dispel doubts
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to feel inferior; to feel small
not caring; not giving a damn
to comfort; to console; to amuse
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
several times; once or twice
stepping back; drawing back
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious