to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
concealment; suppression; hiding
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
direct control; direct supervision
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
all (there is); as long as there is
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
body; group; party; company; troupe
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
rocket (Eruca sativa); arugula; roquette
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention