it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
prejudice; bias; distorted view
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
to be transparent; to show through
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to lose one's footing; to slip
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
work; business; company; study
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
action; operation; effect; function
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
situation of one's own doing
to prevent; to take precautions
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
complete; whole; perfect; safe
of no interest; not interested
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking