to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
choice; selection; option
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
private affairs; personal matter
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
convenience; user-friendliness
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
influence; effect; impact