superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
to open wide; to reveal hidden contents
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
speech; expression; wording; language
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
estimation; criticism; comment
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
good impression; favorable impression
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza