thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
sofa; couch; lounge chair
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
shellfish; seashell; shell
one grain; one drop; one bead
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
wear from frequent handling
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
something like ...; something called ...
outskirts; periphery; environs
co-existence and co-prosperity
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
trade association; craft; guild
election; selection; choice
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
area; region; district; locality
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
generation; lifetime; age