to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
to lose one's way; to get lost
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
in deep black; in jet black
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
every evening; night after night
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
monolith; large slab of rock
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ago; since; before; previous
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample