to check; to stop; to keep back
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
it's no joke; gimme a break!
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to be dead; to be lifeless
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to fulfill one's responsibilities
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
singularity; singular point
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward