stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
labor efficiency (labour)
unbroken; endless; continuous
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
inspection; examination; checking
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
flawless; absolute perfection
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
possibility; potential; expandability
straight; as the crow flies
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
difference; variation; difference
double; twice (as much); twofold
to need; to demand; to take; to require
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to loiter; to waste money