inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
different (from); not the same (as)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
nature; property; disposition
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
body; physical system; (the) person
foreign matter; impurities
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
absorption; suction; attraction