to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
declaration; proclamation; announcement
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
opposite; reverse; contrary
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
function; facility; faculty; feature
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
oversight; omission; mistake
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to take a veneer off something
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
being up to the person himself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
another style; another school (of thought, karate, etc.)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred