to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
attack; assault; attempt; try
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
perception; sensing; noticing
to push (something) against
without cause; without reason
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
right (to do something); authority; power
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
100,000; hundred thousand
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on