artery; arterial road; major route
(right at the) side; just beside
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
hesitation mark (scar from a suicide attempt); hesitation wound
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one grain; one drop; one bead
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
imagination; supposition; guess
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema