to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
surrounding at a distance
note (letter) left behind; will
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to lay aside; to set aside
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to mark the end; to spell the end
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
early; primitive; primordial
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
distinction; differentiation; classification
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal