to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
water outlet; tap; faucet
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
another time; some other time
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
boy; son; baby boy; young man
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation