above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
silence; stillness; quietness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
serious; severe; grave; acute
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
affectation; showiness; pretence
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
laboratory animal; experimental animal