to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
inspection; examination; survey
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
and then; and so; and; so then
quality (of a product or a service)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
inferior goods; faulty item
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
charcoal; charred remains
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
to mix; to stir; to blend
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
release; emission; ejection
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal