ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
black ground; black cloth
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
leaving a matter to chance
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
without thinking of the consequences
light; faint; pale; fleeting
(insectile, especially moth) scales
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party