opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
sewing; needlework; embroidery
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
sympathy; compassion; pity
at least; at most; (even) just
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to escape from; to get out
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something