walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
main force; chief object; mainline
to defy conventional wisdom
distinction; differentiation; classification
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to become completely chilled
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to become frosted; to become frosty
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
on the sea; surface of the sea
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still