to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
a pair (of shoes or socks)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
bright red; crimson lotus flower
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to crawl towards; to creep up to
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
foreign matter; impurities
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
showcase; display case; vitrine
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
near; nearby; not far off
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
stop (on a train's route)
with curious eyes; curiously
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)