overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
secrecy; highly classified information
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to give directions; to issue instructions
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
how many people; a number of people
technique; art; skill; move
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
body; physique; build; stature
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close