circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
handrail; railing; banister
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to jump at; to be attracted by
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to begin; to set about; to start
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
even though; despite; when
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen