to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
moment by moment; hour by hour
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
secret; private; surreptitious
obedience; submission; resignation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
latent disposition; inner feelings
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
shopping; purchased goods
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
scene; view; prospect; outlook
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
same generation; one's generation
close; intimate; on good terms
to look down on; to make light of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all