just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
polite; courteous; hospitable
to entertain; to make welcome
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to begin shooting; to shoot out
winter vacation; winter holidays
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
opening fully; full throttle; full power
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
great difference; big difference; wide margin
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation