getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
that; the matter in question
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
briars; thicket; the bush
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to increase; to add to; to augment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
assorted grains; cereals; millet
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead