steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
coating (esp. lacquering)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
interior; inside; internal
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
covert action; covert operations
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
vocal sound; tone of voice
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
button (clothing); push-button
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate