sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
sharp parting remark; parting threat
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
consideration; taking into account
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem