lacking in prudence; lacking in judgement
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
everybody; every last one of them; all
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
perfect; perfection; perfect game
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
trivial; not amounting to much
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
no!; no no!; no, not at all