to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
a step; short distance; short time
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
snow blown up from the ground
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
but; however; even though; even if
scenery; scene; landscape
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
father; dad; husband; you; he
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to