fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
high and low; rise and fall
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
concentration; density; cardinality
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
half- (sibling by a different father); uterine; maternal
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
older brother and younger sister
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
early detection (of an illness, project risks, etc.); early diagnosis
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
abundant harvest; bumper crop
river; stream; River; the ... river
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
meteor; shooting star; falling star