rather; sooner; preferably
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
occasional; infrequent; rare
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to lie deep in; to extend far back
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to be transparent; to show through
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
suspicious-looking; fishy
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)