hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
spider; WWW crawler; web crawler; web robot
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning