male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
material; substance; matter
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
composition; constitution
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
human intellect; knowledge
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
ingredient; component; composition
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
representative; exemplary; model
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination