hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
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)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
one by one; one after another; successively
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to grow up; to become an adult
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be detained; to take time
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)