rank; ranking order; hierarchy
normalization; normalisation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
blunder; slip; error; error
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
basic mistake; careless mistake
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to think of; to come up with
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to put one's strength into
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
though; even if; whether ... or ...
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly