echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
how many people; a number of people
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
main question; real issue at hand
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
had better ...; may as well ...
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea