lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
-less; lacking; non-existing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
24 hours; twenty-four hours
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
inside; interior; inner part
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly