jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
inspection; examination; survey
to bind (with rope, etc.)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
counter for choices, options, etc.
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
string made from twisted paper
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
even if not; even without
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
grasp; catch; understanding
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to put into the mouth; to eat
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
settlement; conclusion; summary
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise