to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
behind; in the rear; in back
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
surface of the earth; ground surface
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
impossible; unlikely; improbable
so; like this; in this way
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
these guys; these fellows
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted