to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
both (people); the two of them
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
both; both sides; both parties
long ago; a long time ago; already
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be kind to; to treat kindly
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
connection; link; relationship
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to arrive home; to return
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby