ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
billow; surge; large wave
propulsive power; driving force
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
according to plan; as planned; on target
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
intermission (between acts); interlude
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
four corners; four ordinal directions
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
triangle; triangular shape
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence