expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
slightly heavy; a little heavy
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
street; quarter; district; area
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to take a breath; to take a short rest
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
proposal; offer; request; application
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to accept; to receive; to agree
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in accordance with; according to
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate