mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
overall victory; championship
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to shake; to sway; to waver
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
roller coaster; big dipper