to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
side ponytail (hairstyle)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
(in the process of) connecting
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
remembrance; recollection; recognition
answering machine; answerphone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
that is to say; so that means
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
long; drawn-out; very long
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting