round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
other side; opposite side; other party
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
mixed race; mixed parentage
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
established practice; custom
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
being upright and cleanhanded
an honest man; a good citizen
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
day after day; day by day
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
all times and places; all ages and countries
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure