petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
possible; likely; probable
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
assertion; declaration; affirmation
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
tail (animal); tail end; tip
notice; attention; observation
two (long cylindrical things)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to translate; to interpret
totally willing; fully motivated
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
remaining; left-over; excess
to lose sight of; to miss
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
employer's house; master's house
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
sign of remorse; indication of regret
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)