class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to step forward; to take a step forward
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
flour; meal; powder; dust
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
ignorant of the ways of the world
world; society; people; the public
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
function; facility; faculty; feature
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made