superstition; superstitious belief
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to approach; to draw near
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
without; but if; otherwise; or else
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to surround; to crowd around
interference (esp. in horse racing)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
middle of the night; dead of night
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...