to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
very interesting; of great interest
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
a second time; again; once more; twice
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
all around; as far as the eye can see
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
difference; variation; difference
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
living thing; organism; creature; biology
transcendence; transcendency
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to speak; to say; to vocalize