to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
later on; eventually; afterwards
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
business; errand; nature of one's business
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
retort; back talk; backchat
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
observation; survey; watching
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
middle of the night; dead of night
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)