to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to play a leading role; to play a central part
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(drawn) line; line in a drawing
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
wired; cabled; communication by wire
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
on hand; readily available
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ingredient; component; composition
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
controlled access location
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip