to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
silence; stillness; quietness
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
different opinion; objection
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
interchange; international; international school; inter-
railroad; railway; rail transport
elevated (structure); overhead
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
blocking the way; standing in the way
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
(theatrical) fighting scene
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation