appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
in the course of one's duties
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
cyborg; cybernetic organism
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say no more; to sink into silence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing