to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
carving; engraving; chiselled features
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
shellfish; seashell; shell
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
flake; thin slice; thin layer; lamina; lamella; leaf
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
reduction by half; halving
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
first generation; founder