visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
temporary closing of classes
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
prescription (of medicine); formula
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
separation; living separately; living apart