tone quality; sound quality
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
logo; Logo (programming language)
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
unveiling; debut; introduction
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
at that time; in those days
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
different opinion; objection