start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
while; during; while; although; all; both
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
10,000,000,000; ten billion
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
parts; accessories; components
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
foundation stone; cornerstone
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance