serious; grave; dignified; solemn
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to smash; to break into pieces
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
in deep black; in jet black
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
intercept; interception; counter-attack
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
ordinary citizen; the general public
to play a leading role; to play a central part
course; route; path; process; stages
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea