unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
determination; resolution
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
by sheer strength; by brute force
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
appearance; expression; manifestation
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
cheap article; poor-quality article
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
setting off (on a trip); departure
a long, long time ago; very long ago
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
unusual space; other dimension
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
good-looking; fair; beautiful
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
intended use; intended purpose
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to compose; to put together
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
devil; evil spirit; genie
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant