control; check; restraint; inhibition
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to read between the lines
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
manly; masculine; like a man
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
adrenocortical hormone; adrenal cortex hormone
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
knob; handle; catch; patron
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to get angry; to become perverse