to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
concreteness; feasibility
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to yearn for; to be in love with
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
disadvantageous; long (odds)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
fortune-telling; divination
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
possible; likely; probable
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
partly open; in half bloom