being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
place where one lives; countryside; the country
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
counter for books; volume
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
class; heading; group; category
middle of the night; dead of night
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
general; popular; common; typical
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously