board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
white; correction fluid; white-out
cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree
progress; advance; making (good) progress
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
the way back; the way home; return trip
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
relation; connection; relevance
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
calming down; quieting down
firmly rooted; deep-seated
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down