to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
election; selection; choice
unkindness; unfriendliness
two (long cylindrical things)
anything and everything; just about everything
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
kickboard; flutterboard; float
training wheels; stabilizers
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
outsider; layman; amateur
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
public-private partnership; PPP; point-to-point protocol; PPP
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
don't worry; there's no need to worry
boisterously; roughly; briskly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...