barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to break a dam; to burst out
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
always contradicting what other people say
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
thick curtain; drop curtain
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death
adherent; devotee; believer
by your leave; with your permission
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to act in a self-satisfied manner (esp. in a nationalistic sense); to be smug