mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
author; writer; novelist; artist
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
end; close; conclusion; termination
unfortunately; regrettably
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
greeting; a fine thing to say
sincere; earnest; serious
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
two shot; photograph of two people (usu. male and female); photograph of a couple; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service that randomly connects two people for a conversation
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
Ministry of Revenue (Tang dynasty China)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
completion; perfection; accomplishment
freshly painted; freshly plastered
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular