rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to chase; to run after; to pursue
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
in its entirety; whole; wholly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
distinction; differentiation; classification
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
rising; ascending; climbing
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
fragment; one of the group or party
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
chief; main; principal; important
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)