sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion