to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
interior; inside; internal
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
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)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)