to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
calm; composed; leisurely
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be at a loss for words
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be the ruin of (a person)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
right angle; perpendicular
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now