to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to go past; to pass; to pass by
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
disclosure; exposure; revelation
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
many; numerous; various; large number of
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to be too late; to be too slow
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible