contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
law of nature; natural law
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
composition; constitution
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
depravity; corruption; degradation
imagination; supposition; guess
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
material; substance; matter
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
but; however; provided that