propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
without eating or drinking
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
forcibly; against one's will
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
maintenance; preservation; improvement
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to carry; to bring (to a place)
rather; sooner; preferably
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to attack; to assault; to assail
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
one way or the other; either way
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean