stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
river; stream; River; the ... river
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
blow; shock; strike; batting
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
best (highest) record; new record
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
because of; owing to; due to
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to become excited; to grow lively
to appease; to suppress; to calm
society; the world; the times
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.