needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
interference; intervention; meddling
judgment; judgement; discernment
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
button (clothing); push-button
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
leaf beetle (of family Chrysomelidae)
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
periodic; regular; routine
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
direct control; direct supervision
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers