sponge; spongy; spongiform
hell on earth; living hell
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
water (hydraulic) pressure
suspension (usu. vehicle)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
being under the rule of; being under the government of
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to overcome (a difficulty)
treatise; monograph; study; paper (scientific, technical)
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
senior high school; high school
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world