fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
fingering (of a musical instrument)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love