being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
reduction by half; halving
parts; accessories; components
firm; strong; solid; stable
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
leaf spring; plate spring
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
index finger; forefinger; second toe
while being out of the office or away from home
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
mechanism; organization; organisation
practice; practising; experience
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
late at night; at a late hour
to arrive home; to return
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach