to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
close call; narrow escape
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to shake off; to throw off
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be opposite; to face each other
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
(arch.) to wear on the head; to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder; to be injured
to speak; to hear a voice
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
many; numerous; various; large number of
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
such; like that; that sort of; very
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
sliding; being just in time
to add (to); to add on; to append
determination; resolution
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to be at a loss for words
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)