one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
decline; fall; decay; withering
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
display window; shop window
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
snake; serpent; large snake
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)