bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
precious stone; jewel; gem
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to do for (the sake of someone else)
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
phantom; vision; illusion
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); unexpectedly; looming (e.g. out of the dark)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
penalty; sentence; punishment
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
torrent (file); torrenting
near; nearby; not far off
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
main; principal; chief; primary; major
Ceres (goddess); Ceres (dwarf planet)
greedy; avaricious; covetous
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
one by one; each; every; at intervals of