basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
contrived; false-sounding
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to mix; to blend; to combine
merman; half man-half fish
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
great war; great battle; world war
such; like that; that sort of; very
witnessing; observing; sighting
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out