support; backing; patronage
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
vague recollection; faint memory
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
toilet; lavatory; powder room
pressure; oppression; suppression
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to incur someone's enmity
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
opening and shutting; opening and closing
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious