riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
with a clink (click, clack)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
although I say; although one might say; although called
God; god; ace; king; superior person
face; looks; vestiges; trace
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
armed forces; military; troops
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
upper half of the body; upper body