half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
still; even now; to this day
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
complete; whole; perfect; safe
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to torment; to torture; to harass
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent