putting into operation; invocation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
surroundings; environs; circumference
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
common use; communal use; sharing
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
handrail; railing; banister
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to cease; to stop; to be over
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
stairs; stairway; staircase
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye