moment by moment; hour by hour
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
reading aloud; recitation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
I see; that's right; indeed
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
meeting; greeting; welcome
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
living person; the living
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful