to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(distant) howling; backbiting
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
transport; transportation
near-light speed; sub-light speed; speed approaching light
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
interior; inside; internal
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
stillness; repose; standing still
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
principle; theory; fundamental truth
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
limited; limiting; restrictive
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied