measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to bring back; to restore
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
other side; opposite side; other party
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
to make an appearance; to show up
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
(not so) much; (not) very
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
at least; at most; (even) just
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to walk away; to saunter off
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to breathe out; to exhale
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to taste; to try (food or drink)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one