to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
funnel chest; pectus excavatum
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
internal organs; intestines; viscera
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
the cosmic dual forces (yin and yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes