wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to watch steadily; to stare
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to like; to love; to be fond of
first meeting; first interview with
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
having high information content; informative
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
throat; important part; vital area
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
function; facility; faculty; feature