mental; psychological; physical
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
graphical user interface; GUI
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
stillness; repose; standing still
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
ratification; confirmation
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
young noblewoman; princess
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
several hundred million years
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
usual; normal; stereotyped
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
beginning of the world; creation
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
house built on sand; house of cards
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder