manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to write down; to record; to register
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
explanation; interpretation
black lustre; black luster
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to mix; to stir; to blend
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
literature; books (reference); document
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
nature; property; disposition
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
insight; power of observation
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
if it is the case that ...
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
by myself; in person; by oneself
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into