to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
globular shape; spherical shape
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
head; brains; intellect; understanding
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be transparent; to show through
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
twice; again; second time
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
perceptivity; perceptual ability
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
that is to say; so that means
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
it is not (like that) either
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva