mediocrity; ordinary ability
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
setting up specially; special installation
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
company name; name of a company
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
weakening; emaciation; decline
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to gain fame; to make one's name
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to become inverted; to become reversed
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
sunlight filtering through trees