board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
light; faint; pale; fleeting
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
common use; communal use; sharing
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
for the present; for the time being
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to be pleased with; to suit
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events