to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
self-consciousness; self-awareness
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to look away; to avert one's eyes
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
inside; interior; inner part
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to have a reason; to have an excuse
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to lose one's way; to get lost
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
retort; back talk; backchat
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty