if you do this; if this is the case
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
to hold fast; to protect to the end
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
short pause; short interval
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
conference room; council room
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave off; to scrape off
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
several minutes; a few minutes
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
will; volition; intention; intent; determination