to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
this and that; various things
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
considerably; fairly; quite
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
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
class; heading; group; category
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone