to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
courteous; decorous; polite
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to come and go; to go back and forth
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to stare back at; to look back at
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
tennis; tennis played with regulation balls
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease