hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
opening fully; full throttle; full power
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
had better ...; had better not ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to attempt; to test; to try out
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
of course; certainly; naturally
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
fresco; mural; wall painting