gathering spot; center; centre
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to pen; to write; to draw
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
in terms of; from the point of view of
texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
elderly or experienced farmer
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to paint (draw) a picture
moron; idiot; stupid person
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)