theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one's assessment of the situation
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
personal; individual; private
blank space; margin; blank canvas
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
perfect; complete; flawless
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
yes and no; for and against
study; library; den; home office; reading room
sense of values; values; value system
past forty; following right course
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
conversely; on the contrary
round; spherical; circular
(writing, painting) brush
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to put up (a notice); to post