instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
three persons; three parties
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be helpful; to be useful
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
opposite side; other side
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to hit hard; to strike hard
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
sympathy; compassion; pity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
orphan; person without friends
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up