to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
physical strength; muscular strength
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to give a round of applause; to applaud
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
fixed interval; fixed period
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
physiological phenomenon; physiological response