surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
internal organs; intestines; viscera
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
expression; look; countenance; face
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
for a while; for some time; for a period
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
half a point (esp. in go)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be erected; to be built
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream