advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
smallish; on the small side
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to join forces with; to cooperate with
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
receiving (the ball); bump (in volleyball); forearm pass
feather; plume; plumage; down
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so