explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
the same generation; coeval
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to attack; to assault; to assail
had better ...; had better not ...
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
notice; notification; report; posting
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)