brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
coating (esp. lacquering)
picking; collecting; harvesting
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to repaint; to paint again
to be smeared; to be covered
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
genuine; authentic; true; real
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
spread; span; expanse; extent
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy