to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
beginning; outset; first; onset
alone; by oneself; on one's own
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack