to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
sensual love; love affair
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
endurance; perseverance; patience
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
police officer; policeman; constable
to get change back; to be more than enough
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
(opening of a) wound; cut
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
of course; certainly; indeed
and; AND (Boolean operator)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
one by one; one each; one at a time
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
gas mask; (air-purifying) respirator
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies