hidden room; secret chamber
to be worn down; to be reduced
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to write down; to record; to register
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
aging; wearing out; deterioration
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
thought; idea; conception
interference; intervention; meddling
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
wound suffered in a fight
system; organization; organisation; architecture
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
application (of ointment, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to knock down; to knock out
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
banknote; bill; note; paper money
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to be flexible; to be accommodating
long ago; previous; of a former age