proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to have a rumor circulating
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
business trip; official trip
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
border patrol; border guard; border guards
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
den; wild animal dwelling; den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; den; small snug room
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague