to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
exchange (something) together
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
voice recognition; speech recognition
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
consequence; result; conclusion
posing a question; question
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
falseness (logic); falsehood
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
return; conclusion; reduction