to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unheard-of; unprecedented
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to tumble down; to roll down
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to scatter away; to vanish
to overflow from something full
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
hastily made; improvised preparation