to narrow; to reduce; to contract
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
light; right; right field; right fielder
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
house; dwelling; human habitation
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
surface of the earth; ground surface
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
tracer bullet; star shell; flare bomb
chink in the armor (armour)
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
counterintelligence; counterespionage
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
(distant) howling; backbiting
pieces; scraps; disconnected
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
in line with this; therefore
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to pause; to have a short intermission
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity