to speak; to say; to vocalize
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to breathe out; to exhale
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to hide; to conceal oneself
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to detain; to check; to restrain
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage