unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
waste; uselessness; redundance
talk; story; conversation
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
end; close; finish; termination
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
all you have to do is; just; that's all
self-justification; excuse
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)