noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to shed light; to cast light
extensive; vast range; wide scope
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
inertia; momentum; force of habit
with a click; with a snap
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
familiar spirit; familiar
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity