imitation Japanese vellum
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to make an appeal; to urge
grimoire; manual of black magic; book of magic and spells
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
because; for; the reason why is ...
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
highest ever (number of); record-high; most on record
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive