fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
three-cornered hat; tricorne
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
long ago; once upon a time
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
caustic words; defiant words
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
mental health; mental hygiene
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
existence; being; life; survival
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to be too numerous; to be too much
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused