to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
backing paper; back paper; backing sheet; paper printed or used on one side; reverse side of paper printed on one side
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
manuscript; version; draft
head; brains; intellect; understanding
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
difficult to ...; hard to ...
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
either way; in any case; one way or another
price; cost; value; worth; value
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii); king oyster mushroom
indicates failure, regret, etc.
end of consecutive holidays
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive