mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to force open; to push open
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
night watch; night guard; night shift
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to resound; to echo; to reverberate