optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be touching; to be moving
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
place; situation; position; location
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be born; to come into the world
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
everything one does; whatever one does
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
company; corporation; workplace