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new, neo-; newness, novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty

-ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ...; man, person, people

dustpan

to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to fix, to straighten; to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy; to adjust, to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing); to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle

brittle, fragile, weak, frail; tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved

painful, heartrending, trying; oppressive, suffocating, miserable

to explain, to preach, to advocate; to persuade, to prevail upon, to reason with, to urge (someone to do)

complete recovery of health

to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom; to keep up appearances, to cover up (e.g. a mistake), to gloss over; to treat (illness, injury, etc.)

negligent, neglectful, careless, remiss

to put together, to combine, to join together, to join up; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

to row, to paddle, to scull, to pull (the oars); to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

appropriate, adequate, suitable, fitting, worthy

whole, total, gross, entire, overall, general (election, manager, etc.); tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), fringe, tassel; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.), section

generally, mainly, usually, normally, mostly, for the most part; nearly all, almost all, most; gist, summary, outline, main idea; staying within bounds, not overdoing (something), not getting carried away, not going too far, being moderate; probably, perhaps, in all likelihood; considerably, greatly, really

feces, faeces, excrement, stool

to follow (a road, path, etc.), to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.), to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.), to retrace (e.g. one's memory), to search, to go over; to head towards (of a situation), to go in the direction of, to take (a course), to pursue (a path), to meet (a fate)

to lament, to grieve, to regret; to deplore

to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn; to begin to open, to begin to bloom; to smile broadly, to break into a smile

uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan(explanation)

to flip, to snap, to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus), to calculate; to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)