to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
plural; multiple; several
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
slightly early; just before