grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
running as fast as one can
to continue to do; to persist in doing
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
nice; good; well-executed
useless; vain; aimless; idle
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
look!; there!; here!; that is
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
according to plan; as planned; on target
build; physique; frame; constitution
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
calm; composed; cool; quiet
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun