to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
half and half; fifty-fifty
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
promotion; raising of status
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
blank column; blank space
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
raw materials; ingredients
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
simply; merely; only; solely
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
several years; a few years
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear