to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
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)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
discovery; detection; finding
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to detain; to check; to restrain
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(not so) much; (not) very
scene; spectacle; sight; view
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
observation; survey; watching
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum