pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
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
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
changing clothes; change of clothes
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
being too late; losing one's final chance
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
great swordsman; master fencer
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
genius; prodigy; natural gift
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
masturbation; self consolation
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
papilionaceous; butterfly-shaped
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve