most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
near; close; beside; third person
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
individual; private person; personal; private
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to bring back; to restore
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to pick up; to find; to gather
flustered; confused; panicked
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal