provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
transcendence; transcendency
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
home environment; family environment
blood relationship; blood relative
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer