near oneself; close to one; familiar
blood relationship; blood relative
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
overestimation; overvaluing
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
setting a bad example to others
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to squeeze out; to wring out
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
direct unforked road; straight path
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
rope; cord; policeman's rope
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up