food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
ahead; before; the future
attack; assault; attempt; try
to cover fully; to wrap around
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
overhasty; rash; premature
riskiness; (level of) danger
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
region; limits; stage; level
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
a help; an aid; some assistance
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
outsider; someone outside of a group
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml