to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to some extent; to a certain extent
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
matter of time; question of time
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hometown; rural township (of China)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
should not be; must not be
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)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
inner citadel; core; center; centre
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart