shellfish; seashell; shell
limited; limiting; restrictive
time axis; time basis; timeline
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
restoration; repair; mending
to buy again; to buy anew
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
divorce; dissolution of adoption
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
material; substance; matter
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
eighth day of the month; eight days
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to hang (something) on the wall
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
to grumble about something (trivial)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)