negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to jar; to creak; to grate
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
group; bunch; crowd; group
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
near oneself; close to one; familiar
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
percent; per cent; percentage
bluish green; turquoise; aqua
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
mass; quality and quantity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
decrease; reduction; decline
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
great hurry; great haste; rush
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound