charred; burnt black; scorched black
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to read the situation; to sense the mood
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
item; something that one "just has to have"
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
garbage truck; dustcart; waste collection vehicle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
reduced scale; scaling down
feeling; sense; impression
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture