daytime; during the day; Japan and China
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
silence; stillness; quietness
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
tone (of voice); manner of talking
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
sphere; counter for balls
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be opposite; to face each other
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
with a bump; with a clunk
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change