every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
after a long time; for the first time in a while
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to concern; to be related