intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
preliminary test or trial; tryout
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to slash downward; to cut down
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
one revolution; one rotation
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
standing firm; holding out
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
absentmindedness; peace of mind
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw