to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
narrow; thin (sized); slender
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)