patient; having a long fuse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
suddenly; all of a sudden
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
here and there; in places
grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
men and women of all ages
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
because of; owing to; due to
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
direct unforked road; straight path
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows