adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
sympathy; compassion; pity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
directly opposite; right in front
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
discouragement; disappointment
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
obedience; submission; resignation
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to push (something) against
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout