discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
any more; any further; any better; any longer
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
number one; first; best; most; game; round
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
stirring; slight movement