near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
drama; play; powerful drug
to mark the end; to spell the end
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to happen to meet; to come across
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
ten; 10; ten years of age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
shop; small store; business; firm
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
calamity; disaster; accident
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...