guard; sentinel; garrison
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to check; to stop; to keep back
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
official uniform; official dress
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
distrust of (other) human beings
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
floor above; floor upstairs
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout