to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
reproachful; hateful; bitter
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
going to and fro; back and forth
to hide; to keep to oneself
acceleration; speeding up
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to torment; to harass; to tease
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sleeping comfort or snugness
late at night; small hours of the morning