priority; order of precedence
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
negative emotions; negative feelings
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to harm; to cause harm to
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to have time free; to have time to spare
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
fingering (of a musical instrument)
flourishing; teeming with culture; aromatic; emitting an aroma
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to make a speech; to address
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
being good at cooking; good cook
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
transport; freight; shipping
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about