contradiction; inconsistency
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to lie deep in; to extend far back
clerical desk; office desk
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
freeware; free software; libre software; open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction