near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to comfort; to console; to amuse
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to hide; to keep to oneself
medium; mediocrity; average
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
period of time; time slot; time zone
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
door; gate; opening; title page
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
if so; in that case; in that situation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to smash; to break into pieces
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
how can (one) do something
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention