use; utilization; utilisation; application
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
relatively; comparatively
to jar; to creak; to grate
considerably; fairly; quite
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
opposite side; other side
to cease; to stop; to be over
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
expression; look; countenance; face
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
grasp; catch; understanding
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing