to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to get between; to be caught in
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
standard; average; typical; normal
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety