dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to jump upon (a moving object)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
with no effort at all; easily
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
it hasn't been long since
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to be entwined; to be involved
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
stale; hackneyed; cliched
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
example; simile; metaphor; allegory