gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
prevention; precaution; protection against
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in the face of; in defiance of
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
under control (e.g. of territory)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
taking heart; being in high spirits
to spring at; to leap upon
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
climbing rose; rambling rose
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to shake; to waver; to tremble
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation