match; game; bout; contest
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
though; notwithstanding; although
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to escape from; to get out
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
both; both sides; both parties
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
ratio; proportion; percentage
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guesswork; speculation; hunch
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
interior; inside; internal
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side