dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bright green; chartreuse green
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to find out; to discover; to locate
measurement error; calculation error
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
time axis; time basis; timeline
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
hard struggle; strenuous effort
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
sincere; honest; faithful
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)