to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
heart; guts; nerve; central part
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
contract; compact; agreement
document; official papers
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
cancellation of a contract
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
duty; obligation; responsibility
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
within; inside of; less than
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
instead; but (on the other hand)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
four (long cylindrical things)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather