remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
wherein; therein; thereinto
small hill; low hill; hillock
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
large build; large pattern
woman; female; feminine gender
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
parts; accessories; components
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
supervised; under surveillance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
interruption; suspension; break
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned