to be embarrassed; to lose face
celebratory banquet; feast
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
interrogation; hearing; trial
declaration; proclamation; announcement
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to try all possible means
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to set a ladder up against
directly; in person; firsthand
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade