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; tone; mood
to aggravate; to make serious
official uniform; official dress
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
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; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
passion; temper; irritability
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation