sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to employ; to hire (a servant)
in the mountains; among the mountains
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
restlessly; in continuous motion
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
(necessary) personnel; required person
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
about when; about what time; how soon
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
security guard; doorkeeper
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
trio; gang of three; threesome
grandfather; male senior-citizen
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
each nation; many nations; many countries
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
victim; injured party; sufferer
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)