root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
medium; mediocrity; average
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
rising; ascending; climbing
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
conviction; belief; confidence
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
several times (as large, over)
how; in what way; by what means
representative; exemplary; model
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with