persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
health; healthy; sound; fit
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
curse; spell; malediction
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be in complete attendance
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
river fish; freshwater fish
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to be able to manage somehow or another
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
rope; cord; policeman's rope