to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tail (animal); tail end; tip
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
acceleration; speeding up
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
obedience; submission; resignation
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to sink (into); to get depressed
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity