gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to lean against; to set against
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
stirring; rousing oneself
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
wind and wave; rough seas
(social) class; rank; grade
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
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)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
atoll; circular coral reef
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
habit of putting things off; truancy habit
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
very busy (person or thing)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
bosom friend; intimate friend; close friend