ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
reinforcement; strengthening
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
power tool; electric tool
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
indoor unit (esp. an air conditioner)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
properties of rock; nature of stone; quality of stone; stony (e.g. meteorite); lithic
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
rear garden; back garden; backyard; inner palace
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
street; quarter; district; area
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound