mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to fall on one's backside
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
true character; true heart; true spirit
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to become empty; to be emptied
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
Raleigh; Laurey; Laurie; Lawrie; Lorie; Lorrie
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
loveable; very likeable; like very much
everywhere; all over; throughout
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace