to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to fall ill; to be taken ill
health; healthy; sound; fit
maintenance; preservation; improvement
prevention; precaution; protection against
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
preventive medicine; prophylactic
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
generation; the world; the age
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
ago; since; before; previous
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)