scale; scope; plan; structure
defense; defence; protection
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
action; operation; effect; function
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to bring; to take; to bring about
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
book; volume; this; present; main; head
school building; schoolhouse
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way