anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
contract; compact; agreement
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
control; check; restraint; inhibition
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
action; operation; effect; function
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gem; jewel; precious stone
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to learn something through hearing