to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tall figure; high stature
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
polish; improvement; burnishing
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
retort; back talk; backchat
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to fall ill; to be taken ill
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be infected; to be contagious
mumps; epidemic parotitis
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
endemic disease; local disease
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic