knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
two (long cylindrical things)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
threat; intimidation; menace
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
that's the way it is; such is life
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
intelligence; intellect; brains
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
black terracotta; black soil
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know