pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
nod; inclination of the head
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
of course; certainly; naturally
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
right beside; close to; nearby
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
as you see; as you can see
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
how many years; how long; what year
not counted (in the score); not tallied
major incident; major happening; big scandal
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
drunkenness; intoxication
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
tottering steps; drunken staggering