district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
to be hot on a person's heels
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
matter for great congratulation
to live through; to survive
to detain; to check; to restrain
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
to lose sight of; to miss
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
patient's condition; pathology
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
pig farm; hog farm; piggery