script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
floor below; floor downstairs
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
ahead; before; the future
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
only; merely; but; no more than
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
processed goods; finished goods
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
scattered; separated; dispersed
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
triangle; triangular shape
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
surface of the earth; ground surface
capillary vessel; capillary
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
standing close together; bristling (with)
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
manned; occupied; piloted
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
unification; union; oneness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
duty; function; office; mission; task
review; reconsideration; revision
covering; protection; backing; relief