diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unskilled; not very good at
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to pull in (fish); to land
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to cover fully; to wrap around
repulsion; repulsive force
body; physique; build; stature
to triumph; to be elated with success
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
composite; combined; complex
spell; charm; incantation; magic word