to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
ten; 10; ten years of age
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
firmly rooted; deep-seated
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
close; intimate; on good terms
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to be relieved; to feel relieved
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
first thing in the morning
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
chest measurement; bust measurement
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)