to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
about here; in this neighborhood
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to dye; to colour; to color
to keep watch; to stand guard
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
root; joint; base; crotch
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to become hoarse; to become husky
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to look away; to turn away
to have a chill run down one's spine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
with a clink (click, clack)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing