to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
to look away; to avert one's eyes
covered with; stained; smeared
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
retreating figure; appearance from behind
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
coherence; order; focus; point
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
scenery; scene; landscape
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time