to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
ramification; branching off
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
the other day; a few days ago
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
when it becomes; when it comes to
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
that is to say; so that means
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage