focal point; nodal point; node
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
side effect; adverse reaction
starting point; point of departure
energy; military strength
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
remark; statement; discourse
useless; vain; aimless; idle
big talk; boasting; bragging
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
leader; magnate; big head
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
semantic content (of a term); meaning (of a sentence)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
distortion; falsification; perversion
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense