silence; stillness; quietness
curtain; hanging; bunting
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
temporary; provisional; interim
yes and no; for and against
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be perturbed; to be agitated
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
in succession; one after another
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)