site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
by myself; in person; by oneself
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
beginning; outset; first; onset
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate