dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to change completely; to change suddenly
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
founder; originator; pioneer
three; three years of age
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to call in; to invite; to bring in
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
consequently; as a result
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
guess; speculation; supposition