tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
metre; meter; meter; gauge
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(social) position; status
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
eye measurement; measure with eye
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to check; to stop; to keep back
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
such; like that; in that way
antique; old article; secondhand goods
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
near; close by; within reach; familiar
match (to light fire with)
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
personification; impersonation; embodiment
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy