hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
field; plain; prairie; moor
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
good feeling; feeling good
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
hush puppy; Hush Puppies (footwear brand)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
moving about; stirring about
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
carving; engraving; sculpture
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
opposite side; other side; other party
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
refusal; rejection; denial; veto