carving; engraving; sculpture
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
guardian; mentor; protector
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
residence; housing; residential building
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
common use; communal use; sharing
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
periodic; regular; routine
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.