dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
end of a match; end of a game
childbirth; delivery; confinement
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
letter; missive; note; mail
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to pass (of time); to elapse
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
going to and fro; back and forth
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)