at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
point of departure; initial point; starting point
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
good-looking; fair; beautiful
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
monthly publication; monthly issue
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
re-entry (into a country)
traffic restrictions; traffic control
covered in mud; mud-caked
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
with a start; with a jump
rubbing one's hands together
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
largest class; top category
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
regarding highly; attaching importance to
large tree; big tree; huge tree
being off guard; being defenseless
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse