monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
substantial matter; significant item
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
act of mercy; helping another person
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
with a broad grin; smirking
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
to tower over the surroundings
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dark night; moonless night
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)