one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
cemented carbide; superhard; ultrahard
action of making something; -ification
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
inside; interior; inner part
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
feeling; sense; impression
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with