by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to bury; to embed; to implant
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
lock-opening; lock-picking
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
flour; meal; powder; dust
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
description; describing; depicting
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
many; numerous; various; large number of
exhibition; display; putting on show
affixing; pasting; sticking
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to cover fully; to wrap around
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment