to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
trouble; quarrel; dispute
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
penalty; sentence; punishment
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
slight; thin; on the weak side
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
personal; individual; private
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent