errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
protest; refutation; pleading
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
small; fine; detailed; stingy
one example of (when there are more examples)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to change completely; to change suddenly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage