aspect; phase; condition; modality
before god; before an altar
at; in; at; when; by; with
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
scene; spectacle; sight; view
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to live; to reside; to inhabit
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to move forward; to move on
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)