quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be helpful; to be useful
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
art of self-defense (defence)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
instant; moment; for an instant
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
to be transparent; to show through
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)