to apologize; to apologise
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to repeat; to do something over again
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
conversely; on the contrary
sanity; consciousness; soberness
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to chase; to run after; to pursue
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
scale; scope; plan; structure
many; much; plenty; hardly
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps