to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
rope; cord; policeman's rope
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
most part; greater part; majority
quick-drying; fast-drying
plastics; synthetic resins
cheap article; poor quality article
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
coating; film; membrane; tunic (plants); capsule
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to kick (at someone, something)