cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
scene; spectacle; sight; view
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
suddenly; all of a sudden
training; drill; practice; discipline
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
rather; better; instead; if anything
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to creep about; to crawl around
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known