not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to shave off; to scrape off
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to stop talking; to be silent
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip