plane symmetry; symmetry with respect to a plane
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to accept; to receive; to agree
condition; situation; prospects
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
question; inquiry; enquiry
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
sphere; counter for balls
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
occasional; infrequent; rare
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
minuteness; one millionth
is never the case; has never happened
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend