average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
all-night vigil over a body; wake
mourning (dead persons); memorial
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
revengeful ghost; apparition
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
defeating in an instant; instant kill
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
war; fighting; fierce competition
setting on fire; setting afire
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
treasure chest; strongbox
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown