sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
comma; decimal point; radix point
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
bravery; valor; valour; courage
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
human rights; civil liberties
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole