surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
wedding ring; wedding band
to dash off; to write freely
the feel or performance of a pen
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
disentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle
for use by children; for children
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
packed and sterilised food; retort food
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
to turn completely into; to become completely
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
factory; plant; mill; workshop
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
power; authority; influence
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
uninhabited island; desert island
drifting; drift; being adrift
5th day of the month; five days
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
time of death; one's final hour; one's end