to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
spread; span; expanse; extent
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
seat at a table; place at a table
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
arrest; apprehension; capture
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
penalty; sentence; punishment