round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to be out of focus; to be off the point; to not have got the point
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
in terms of; from the point of view of
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to do the job; to do the business
(not) in the least; (not) at all
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
in the background; not standing out
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
division by 1000; one-thousandth
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
another thing; other things; another man's property
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
acoustic (instrument, music, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive