to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
sensitivity; susceptibility
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak