vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
prejudice; bias; distorted view
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
of course; certainly; naturally
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked