tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
binary number system; base-2
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
independence; self-reliance
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
opening a business; opening a practice
second day of the month; two days
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be sooty; to be stained
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
one's own faction (of a party)
storage room; store room; lumber room
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
end; close; finish; termination
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
wet nurse; nursing mother
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
powerful person; influential person
poetry party or competition; gathering of tanka poets
presence; sitting with; being with
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to be softened; to calm down
to lean against; to set against