thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
troublesome; annoying; complicated
wrong; different; not like that
show; exhibition; spectacle
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have an eye on; to zero in on
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
contest; comparison; competition
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
refinement; elegance; grace
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
that's the way it is; such is life