certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
inspection; examination; survey
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
course; route; path; process; means
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
from the viewpoint of; according to
distress; wretched condition
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
final; eventual; ultimate
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
necessary condition; requirement
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)