to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
normal value; normal level
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
measuring instrument; instrumentation
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
cotton gloves; working gloves
short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
cockpit; control cabin; flight compartment; pilot compartment; control room
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
breakthrough; great discovery
ascending and descending; going up and down
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
uninhabited island; desert island
sealed-type; enclosed; hermetic; closed; closed-back (headphones)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to go past; to pass; to pass by
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to sob; to be choked with tears
joint; seam; joining point
to sink (into); to get depressed
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
discovery; detection; finding
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness