to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to make one's rounds; to patrol
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
end of life; death; annihilation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct