admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
input; (data) entry; typing
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
late at night; at a late hour
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(opening of a) wound; cut
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo