bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
both hands; both arms; ten
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to spit out; to eject; to dump
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
many; much; plenty; hardly
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to repeat; to do something over again
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)