sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
computer-aided design; CAD
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
air conditioner; air conditioning
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
recreation; diversion; relaxation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to taste; to try (food or drink)
rest; break; recess; intermission
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to look around; to survey
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
white knight; knight in shining armor
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
damage; injury; defamation; harm