rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
the positive and the negative
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to stare back at; to look back at
deep inside; innermost place
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
round shape; circle; circular form
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
-less; lacking; non-existing
senior; elder; person older than oneself
quarrel; trouble; dispute
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to step forward; to take a step forward
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
natural energy (usu. renewable energy)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
as; because; with; due to
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
hiding one's embarrassment
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
precocious; precocious child