new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
birth; creation; formation
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
strategy meeting; council of war
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to recall; to remember; to recollect
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade