severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
distant; remote; isolated
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to lose sight of; to miss
invisibility (through magic)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
living thing; living creature; animal; life
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)