to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
head start; initiative; preemption
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
to encamp; to take up positions
step; stride; counter for steps
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable