unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
and; AND (Boolean operator)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
just because; even if; even though
to pause; to have a short intermission
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to understand; to make out
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
club journal; club notebook
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself