patriarch; head of a family
monolith; large slab of rock
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
a little bit; a little while
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
colouring (a drawing); coloring
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
essence; true nature; substance; reality
official bulletin; communique
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to escape from; to get out
stepwise; one step at a time
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
concreteness; feasibility
region; limits; stage; level
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
pretext; pretense; pretence
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation