to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
validity; verification; propriety
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
reduction; diminution; abatement
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
each individual; each person
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
showing one's face in public; facing another person
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
very loose; slowly; leisurely
hello; good day; good afternoon
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon