to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
open day; open house; day when prospective students can visit a university
entrance badge; visitor's card
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
sure; alright; fine; go ahead
wild beast; wild animal; brute
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
speech synthesis; voice synthesis
to pause; to have a short intermission
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
fluent (in a language); flowing
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
mass-market product (i.e. non-premium)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
folding; collapsible; telescopic
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
sleepwalker; somnambulist
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes