verbalizing; putting into words
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to approach; to draw near
calamity; disaster; accident
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
expression; look; countenance; face
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to be manageable; to be able to handle
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
ordinary citizen; the general public
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense