(how) many times; (how) often
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
example; illustration; precedent
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line; 1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
softness; gentleness; weakness
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
treaty; pact; convention; agreement