to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
back street; back alley; slums
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
in succession; one after another
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
prohibition; ban; embargo
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
drinking straight from a bottle
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
family; members of a family
prohibition; inhibition; ban
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
distinction; differentiation; classification
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
pistol; handgun; revolver