to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
leading person; foremost figure
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
many thanks; hearty thanks; profuse apology
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
to squint (one eye); to narrow
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment