a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
innumerable; countless; numberless
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in its entirety; whole; wholly
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
control; check; restraint; inhibition
that kind; competition; match
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report