figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
just past noon; afternoon
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
business; trade; operations; sales
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to smirk; to grin broadly
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
last week; the week before
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony