fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
parts; accessories; components
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
fixed interval; fixed period
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
shopping; purchased goods
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
occupation; calling; livelihood
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)