sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
stencil printing; mimeographic printing
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
(find) common (meeting) ground
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal