reigning; controlling; dictating
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
leadership competition; power struggle
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
recovery; rescue; recapture
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow