to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
results; record; grades; marks
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
taste; liking; preference
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stepping back; drawing back
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
convenient; handy; useful
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
very much; very many; more and more
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)