idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
platform; home; home base; home plate
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
timewasting; killing time
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
secret information; intelligence
difficult to ...; hard to ...
internal conditions; true state of affairs
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to take on a role; to take part