silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
material; substance; matter
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
standard; set; routine; decided
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
three; three years of age
trauma (usu. psychological)
having said that; on the other hand
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to grow up; to become an adult