paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
human; human-like; as a person
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
naked eye; the physical eye
two times; twice; two degrees
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
revolution; gyration; whirling; rotation
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish