to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
indirection; indirectness
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
attenuation; damping; decay
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
I see; that's right; indeed