February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
automatic; intransitive verb
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to drink up; to drain (cup)
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
degree of familiarity; popularity
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
minimum; at the very least
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to stop walking; to pause
error; mistake; slip; bug
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)