sympathy; compassion; pity
to take back; to recapture
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
street stall; stand; booth
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
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)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
declaration of war; proclamation of war
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
how long; how far; how much
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
predation; eating prey; preying upon
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)