to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
contemplation; meditation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
way out; means to escape; escape route
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
letter; missive; note; mail
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
proposal; offer; request; application
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
retainer; vassal; servant
to squeeze out; to wring out
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
selection; choice; option
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
as far as the eye can see
recovery; undoing; recall